South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-23


. seat In the csboose attached 70 the
psy.car. 20 should have been obliged
70 walk the whole distance. Is miIes.
To nave us sucb tramp IN the hos
sun vac no small favor. and one for
which We are very grateful indeed.
We hope Mr.. Norton may sl~ays Do
retained - Agent at Green Spring
Run-few officers show such . dispo.
alton TO accommodate transient visi.
tore ~ he does.
Mr.. ]. r. Donaldson. Of Green
Spring Valley. left at this Office On
wednesday quite q curiosity in the
shape Of . large ear OF corn with nine
smaller ears growing around its
larger end. All grew within one
shuck. Mr.. Donaldson informs us
that bis brother. Mr. WIN. G. Donald.
son, il quite Ill. He ALEC mentioned
another freak OF nature which he
would have brought with him IL he
had not been afraid Of breaking it,
double egg laid by one Of bis hens
the other day. consisting Of two dis.
sincs and fall.sized ezgs joined tn
gether At the little ends. The hen
vas probably celebrating the cons,i.
tutional centennial, and wanted TO
make rs big . chow as possible.
Mr.. Charley Wirgman and Rev.
Gibbons hoa,ed from Moore6eld 70
this place 10 boat last week, reach>
ing RomDey In three days. and catch.
ing IS One bass They expressed
themselves as delighted with their
trip, but especially with the scenery
In the mountain gorge known 90 the
Trough" which. - SIR. Gibbons
says. 10 grand and beautiful, almost
beyond description. He regretted
greltly that he could not spend more
time there than he did, rs It is place
OF which the lover OF nature and good
fishing would never tire. Rev. Glib.
bons 10 an ardent sportsman conse.
quently, it is no wonder he fell in
love with the through"
Mr.. Robert Fisher. agent for Me-
Carly & Wirgman's automatic door
checks, placed one Of these useful de.
vices on our Office door recently, and
thereby oSviated The necessity OF
keeping brick or block of wood ".
ing around on the floor all the time
10 keep 1t open. The check works
liks charm, and We heartily recon.
mend 1t as an effective means to pre-.
vent the slamming OF doors by the
wind, aud the wearing Of holes in
plastering by door knobs.
We return thanks to Mr. Charley
Wirgman for two large, delicious
wa;ermelons left at our Office on
Wednesday. Mr.. Wirgman went in.
to the melon business quite extern
sively this season, having put up q
house in his patch for the conven-
fence of men whom he has cmplcye
to watch it. He ships grea many
to Cumberland.
He marketed 843 this week, the larg.
est weighing As pounds.
Mr.. George Wirgman. youngest son
of Rev. o. p. Wirgman. lett Tuesd, ~
for Detroit. Michigan. where he will
enter business college, George Is
one of our incest young men, and has
many friends here who are sorry to
see him Lave Our best wishes 90
with him.
Winchester Times: Mr.. G. B., Nc.
Donald Of Pleasant Dale, Ha mpshire
county, w. Va. va ued subscriber.
accompanied by his son (our name
sake) RELY Mcdonald. called in 10
see US last week.
Mr.. & Mrs. Jesse Fisher. OF Moore.
field were registered al the Keller
ouse Monday. Mrs. Fisher took
the $50 train for Washington; Mr..
Fisher returned home the same day.
Jefferson county now hae a Repub.
lican paper. the harper's Ferry Sen
tinel, edited by Mr.. David Gosorn,
we'll known to the newspaper frater-
nifty OF the Eastern Panhandle.
The store at Old Fields. iiardv
county, has changed hands. Sir. J.
W. Sions recently bought it from
Gilkeson Bros, and is NOW running it
Mr.. H. Il. Hack. brother OF Mr..
Andrew Hack. and well.known in
Hardy county. died on Tueday at
his residence near Win chester.
Mrs. Jam es Russell is visiting her
daughter, Mr'. A. G. Hack, near
Winchester.
An interesting commune .tion from
Slaussvills reached US too late for ir-
ser ton.
Mr.. John w Duffey. Of Nc ore field,
was guest Of the Parker Il ouse
Sunday.
Among our callers on Wednesday
was Mr. Philip IIaines> Of this vi
cinity,
DR.. Taylor. Of Sianesville. dropped
10 to see us Wednesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Kidd and her son Rob.
ert left for their home in Piedmont
yesterday.